"President Donald Trump is gathering with top national security officials on Monday, a meeting that comes as the U.S. Coast Guard steps up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea as part of the Republican administration's escalating pressure campaign on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan are scheduled to join Trump, who is vacationing at his Mar-a-Lago resort,"
"Russia's Foreign Ministry has started evacuating the families of diplomats from Venezuela, according to a European intelligence official speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information. The official told The Associated Press the evacuations include women and children and began on Friday, adding that Russian Foreign Ministry officials are assessing the situation in Venezuela in "very grim tones." The White House and Kremlin did not respond to requests for comment."
President Donald Trump is meeting with top national security officials at Mar-a-Lago to make a major announcement. The U.S. Coast Guard is stepping up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan are joining the meeting. Trump plans to build a new, large warship he calls a "battleship" as part of a proposed "Golden Fleet" that could include as many as 50 support ships. The four-month pressure campaign on Nicolás Maduro began with the stated aim of stemming illegal drug flows but has broadened. Russian officials have started evacuating families of diplomats from Venezuela and describe the situation in grim tones.
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